High-mix low-volume manufacturing as a trend for standardization and quality management systems

The article examines high-mix low-volume manufacturing as a significant trend in the development of mechanical engineering, changing the requirements for standardization and quality management systems. The purpose of the study is to identify the specific features of applying quality standards under conditions of high product-variety complexity and to substantiate directions for adapting standardization and quality management systems to the specifics of high-mix low-volume manufacturing. The subject of the study is organizational and methodological approaches to adapting standardization and quality management systems in a high-variety production environment. The research applies methods of theoretical and comparative analysis, systematization and generalization of scientific approaches, generalization of practical experience, and conceptual modeling. The study is based on an analysis of the requirements of international and national standards in the field of quality management, standards governing product development and production launch, as well as foreign and Russian experience in applying quality improvement methods, the concept of digital quality management, and industrial information systems in high-mix low-volume manufacturing. The study identifies the main limitations of traditional approaches to standardization and quality management in high-mix low-volume manufacturing. A conceptual model of an adaptive standardization and quality management system is proposed. The model is based on a modular structure of quality requirements, digitalization of document workflow and quality data, risk-oriented management, and integration with flexible and digital approaches. The results of the study can be used in the development of corporate standards and the improvement of quality management systems at mechanical engineering enterprises.